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| View Article | 9:01 p.m. | June 30, 2026 | NBC Local | Deepfake scam targets Alzheimer's patients with false promise of honey-based cure | https://www.nbcchicago.com/consumer/deepfake-scam-targets-alzheimers-patients-with-false-promises-of-honey-based-cure/3955606/ | A social media scam is using deepfakes of celebrities to promote products they falsely claim could cure Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, the Better Business Bureau warned. Some victims they even found reoccurring charges after buying the hoax product. According to the BBB, AI-generated deepfake videos of Bill Gates, Anderson Cooper, … |
| View Article | 9:01 p.m. | June 30, 2026 | NBC Local | Man charged with hate crime for alleged threat targeting Latino, immigrant residents in Lake County | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/man-charged-with-hate-crime-for-alleged-threat-targeting-latino-immigrant-residents-in-lake-county/3955626/ | A man was arrested on a hate crime charge after allegedly directing a threat towards Latino and immigrant residents, the Lake County State's Attorney's Office said. Derek Webb was charged with one count of hate crime, a Class 4 felony and one count of disorderly conduct, a Class C misdemeanor. … |
| View Article | 9:01 p.m. | June 30, 2026 | NBC Local | Illinois to cover automatic blood tests for lead in all children under new policy | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/health/illinois-to-cover-automatic-blood-tests-for-lead-in-all-children-under-new-policy/3955638/ | All Illinois children will soon be eligible for covered blood tests for lead contamination under a new policy rolling out this week. Beginning July 1, [ the Illinois Department of Public Health says all of the state’s ZIP codes ][1] will be covered under a state law that calls for … |
| View Article | 9:01 p.m. | June 30, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Heat wave draws crowds to Chicago beaches as temperatures jump into the 90s | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/heat-wave-draws-crowds-chicago-beaches-temperatures | ![Chicago heat wave draws large crowds to beaches as temperatures soar][7] ![Chicago heat wave draws large crowds to beaches as temperatures soar][7] #### [ Chicago heat wave draws large crowds to beaches as temperatures soar ][8] Cooling centers are open across the city of Chicago amid the dangerous heat wave … |
| View Article | 9:01 p.m. | June 30, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago immigrant groups celebrate SCOTUS birthright ruling: 'A moment to engage' | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-immigrant-groups-celebrate-scotus-birthright-ruling | ![Chicago immigrant groups celebrate Supreme Court birthright citizenship ruling][1] ![Chicago immigrant groups celebrate Supreme Court birthright citizenship ruling][1] #### [ Chicago immigrant groups celebrate Supreme Court birthright citizenship ruling ][2] Local reaction to the SCOTUS decision is pouring in. More than 30 Chicago immigrant rights organizations gathered Tuesday afternoon to … |
| View Article | 9:01 p.m. | June 30, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Walk of life: Cubs’ patience at plate paying off as offense heats back up following early-summer slump | https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2026/06/30/cubs-walk-league-leaders-pete-crow-armstrong-craig-counsell-nico-hoerner-dansby-swanson-michael-busch | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][30] * [ Facebook ][31] * [ Bluesky ][32] * [ Email ][33] * [ Reddit ][34] * [ Flipboard ][35] Pete Crow-Armstrong is one of baseball’s most exciting players. But the thing exciting the [ Cubs ][36] the most … |
| View Article | 9:01 p.m. | June 30, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Colson Montgomery, White Sox pound Orioles to close June with two-game division lead | https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2026/06/30/white-sox-colson-montgomery-home-run-orioles | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][11] * [ Facebook ][12] * [ Bluesky ][13] * [ Email ][14] * [ Reddit ][15] * [ Flipboard ][16] BALTIMORE — [ _White Sox_ ][17] bats erupted for a seven-run third inning on Tuesday en route to a … |
| View Article | 9:01 p.m. | June 30, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Red Sox' Willson Contreras, Nats' Cade Cavalli spark benches-clearing brawl | https://chicago.suntimes.com/mlb/2026/06/30/red-sox-willson-contreras-nats-cade-cavalli-spark-benches-clearing-brawl | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] BOSTON — Boston Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras was tossed for a second straight game on Tuesday after … |
| View Article | 9 p.m. | June 30, 2026 | ABC Local | Man tries to lure 13-year-old girl in Portage Park, police warn | https://abc7chicago.com/post/man-tries-lure-13-year-old-girl-west-berteau-north-central-avenues-portage-park-chicago-police-department-warns/19424929/ | CHICAGO (WLS) -- A man tried to lure a teenage girl as she walked through a Northwest Side park on Tuesday morning, Chicago police said. Police said it happened near West Berteau and North Central avenues in Portage Park around 8:30 a.m. ### [ ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. … |
| View Article | 9 p.m. | June 30, 2026 | ABC Local | Man accused of recording boy using bathroom at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg: police | https://abc7chicago.com/post/woodfield-mall-news-samuel-nutt-rolling-meadows-allegedly-recorded-boy-using-bathroom-schaumburg-illinois-police-say/19425030/ | SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (WLS) -- A man is accused of videotaping a juvenile in a bathroom at a north suburban mall last week. Police said officers responded to Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg around 8:30 p.m. Friday. ### [ ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch ][1] Samuel Nutt, … |
| View Article | 7:01 p.m. | June 30, 2026 | NBC Local | Drivers asked to avoid part of north suburb after pavement buckles amid high heat | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/drivers-asked-to-avoid-part-of-a-north-suburb-after-pavement-buckles-in-intersection-amid-extreme-heat/3955531/ | Police in a north suburb of Chicago asked drivers to avoid part of the area after pavement buckled on Tuesday afternoon amid [ an extreme heat wave ][24] . Around 4:30 p.m., Wheeling Police and Fire Departments said southbound Elmhurst Road at Vera Lane was closed due to pavement buckling. … |
| View Article | 7:01 p.m. | June 30, 2026 | NBC Local | Fireworks shows across the Chicago area 2026: Navy Pier, Naperville and more | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/fireworks-shows-across-the-chicago-area-2026-navy-pier-naperville-and-more/3955522/ | From Chicago to numerous suburbs, [ fireworks shows are expected to light up the skies this holiday weekend ][18] in an explosive celebration marking the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. For some, the fireworks displays will make an unexpected and historic return. For others, the … |
| View Article | 7:01 p.m. | June 30, 2026 | NBC Local | Man accused of recording boy in restroom at Woodfield Mall | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/man-accused-of-recording-boy-in-restroom-at-woodfield-mall/3955558/ | A suburban Rolling Meadows man was arrested after allegedly recording a boy using a restroom at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, authorities said. Samuel Nutt, 54, was charged with unauthorized videotaping of a minor, a Class 3 felony. Schaumburg police said on Friday, officers were called to the mall at around … |
| View Article | 7:01 p.m. | June 30, 2026 | NBC Local | ‘Spectacular': ‘World's largest corn maze' in Illinois unveils patriotic 2026 design | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/worlds-largest-corn-maze-in-illinois-unveils-2026-design-in-honor-of-americas-250th/3955556/ | The Illinois corn maze considered to be the world's largest has unveiled its theme for 2026 -- and the timing of the announcement is fitting. [ Richardson Adventure Farm ][10] announced this year's corn maze map has been designed around American iconography for the country's 250th birthday this Fourth of … |
| View Article | 7:01 p.m. | June 30, 2026 | NBC Local | Parts of the Chicago area are currently more humid than the Amazon Rainforest | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/parts-of-the-chicago-area-are-currently-more-humid-than-the-amazon-rainforest/3955575/ | Parts of the Chicago area were more humid than the Amazon Rainforest on Tuesday as a sweltering heat wave blankets the region, according to weather data. As heat indices sore into the triple-digits, much of the Chicago area is under heat advisories issued by the National Weather Service amid [ … |
| View Article | 7:01 p.m. | June 30, 2026 | NBC Local | Suspect sought in attempted kidnapping in Portage Park | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/suspect-sought-in-attempted-kidnapping-in-portage-park/3955611/ | Chicago police are searching for a suspect who allegedly tried to lure a teen girl in Portage Park Tuesday morning. According to an alert, a 13-year-old girl was walking in the park near the corner of Berteau Avenue and Central Avenue at approximately 8:30 a.m. when she noticed a man … |
| View Article | 7:01 p.m. | June 30, 2026 | Fox Chicago | 13-year-old girl escapes attempted kidnapping in Chicago's Portage Park, police say | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/13-year-old-girl-escapes-attempted-kidnapping-chicagos-portage-park-police-say | #### The Brief * * A 13-year-old girl escaped an attempted kidnapping Tuesday morning while walking through Portage Park on Chicago's Northwest Side after a man with a gray or black dog allegedly tried to lure her, police said. * The girl ran into a nearby building, where she alerted … |
| View Article | 7:01 p.m. | June 30, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Man who posed as drug lord Pablo Escobar's son gets 6 years in prison for 'terrorizing' Chicago business partner | https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/06/30/jawad-fakroune-federal-prosecutors-fbi-pritzker | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][180] * [ Facebook ][181] * [ Bluesky ][182] * [ Email ][183] * [ Reddit ][184] * [ Flipboard ][185] A Moroccan man who claimed he was the son of notorious drug kingpin Pablo Escobar was sentenced Tuesday to … |
| View Article | 7:01 p.m. | June 30, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Chicago’s top cop names new No. 2, promoting detectives’ chief Antoinette Ursitti | https://chicago.suntimes.com/police-reform/2026/06/30/chicago-police-snelling-ursitti-bruno | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][169] * [ Facebook ][170] * [ Bluesky ][171] * [ Email ][172] * [ Reddit ][173] * [ Flipboard ][174] Chicago police Supt. Larry Snelling named a new second-in-command on Tuesday, over eight months after the top cop’s last … |
| View Article | 7:01 p.m. | June 30, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Judge dismisses Edgewater residents, businesses' lawsuit over Broadway zoning changes | https://chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/2026/06/30/judge-cohen-dismisses-edgewater-residents-businesses-lawsuit-broadway-upzoning | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][157] * [ Facebook ][158] * [ Bluesky ][159] * [ Email ][160] * [ Reddit ][161] * [ Flipboard ][162] A Cook County circuit judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit arguing that two city ordinances upzoning nearly 2 miles … |